Crossword Answers For: Thursday, September 1, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: With 16-Across: 40-year-old tennis great who upset #2 seed Anett Kontaveit at the US Open yesterday; she will be retiring from the sport after this event => SERENA
7 Across: Dot on a die or playing card => PIP
10 Across: Gives a speech => ORATES
11 Across: Poem often dedicated to a person => ODE
12 Across: Christmas decoration => WREATH
13 Across: Living in ___ (Bon Jovi hit) => SIN
14 Across: Tiny Dancer singer John => ELTON
16 Across: See 1-Across => WILLIAMS
19 Across: I feel ___ that I can have that impact (press conference comment from 1-Across after Round 1 when asked how she feels about inspiring the careers of young stars like Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka) => GRATEFUL
21 Across: Odyssey automaker => HONDA
22 Across: What ___ trying to say? => AMI
23 Across: Mr. Versace => GIANNI
29 Across: Photographer Goldin => NAN
30 Across: Loosened, as a shoelace => UNTIED
31 Across: Lee who directed Life of Pi => ANG
32 Across: It's time for me to ___ to the next thing (press conference comment from 1-Across after Round 1 when asked how she felt about retiring) => EVOLVE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: As ye ___, so shall ye reap => SOW
2 Down: Make a mistake => ERR
3 Down: Issa or Charlotte => RAE
4 Down: Airport pickup guess => ETA
5 Down: Barrier for 1-Across => NET
6 Down: Don't take my heart and put it on ___ (Jonas Brothers lyric) => ASHELF
7 Down: Part of USPS => POSTAL
8 Down: Figure of speech => IDIOM
9 Down: Sean and Kal, for two => PENNS
15 Down: Lucy in Set It Up => LIU
16 Down: Becoming less visible, as the moon => WANING
17 Down: ___ be an honor! => ITD
18 Down: The L of MLB => LEAGUE
19 Down: President Nana Akufo-Addo's country => GHANA
20 Down: ___ numerals (I, V, and X, et al.) => ROMAN
24 Down: Stock on hand (abbr.) => INV
25 Down: From ___ Z (completely) => ATO
26 Down: Zero, in soccer => NIL
27 Down: Reno's state (abbr.) => NEV
28 Down: Chemistry suffix => IDE

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This crossword has 16 across clues and 21 down clues. In total 37 clues are solved in the section above.
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